The successor to the Wii, which has yet to be named and is currently being called the "Wii 2" or "Project Cafe", has been officially confirmed by Nintendo. Most of the details about the console are only rumors at this point, but there will be a playable build of the system available when the console is officially unveiled at E3 2011 this year, which takes place from June 7-9.
Rumors thus far:
-Backwards compatible (this means the system will be able to play Wii games as well as Wii 2)
-Hardware rumored to be significantly greater than that offered by the Xbox or PS3 (which means graphics will be much better than what is currently available on any console - a much needed advancement, especially since the current Wii cannot compete with the graphical capabilities of the two current systems being offered by Microsoft and Sony
-a new controller that boasts both analog consoles (joysticks and buttons) and a touch screen (not sure how I feel about this news, but Nintendo usually knows what they are doing, for the most part)
Especially given that Microsoft and Sony likely don't plan on releasing a new console for another three years, this will certainly shift the playing field even further in Nintendo's direction - the Wii currently and consistently outsells both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
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